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My name is Konda Luckau. I have been long arm quilting for many years, and now I am writing pattern books. This started when I fell in love with charm packs a few years ago. I am sure many of you can relate. Most of my patterns are written for charm squares (except you can make your own charm squares out of layer cakes, fat quarters, yardage, or scraps). Check out my books at my website:
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Help! Opinions Wanted

So I'm in the middle of putting a new book together for spring market. The first draft of the book is done. Quilts are being made. Patterns are being tested. Patterns have already started being revised.

I am going back and forth on one of the quilts, and thought I would ask your opinion. This quilt is made with Birch Organic Fabrics. The line is Circa 60 Beach Mod. I am putting them together with solids. There will be two colors of solids, white and one other one. The problem is I can't decide! I keep changing my mind.

The two options are rust

or mustard.

What do you think? Rust or Mustard?

I see the rust and I am in love with the rust, but then I see the mustard yellow, and I really like that option too. Both look good, so what do YOU think????

Wow, that is a hard choice! Initially, I thought the mustard is just... wow, such a good contrast but on a second glance the rust just calls out to me!! Then again I am an orange fan so both colors work but I lean towards rust.

The rust is almost too staid and the mustard alost too overwhelming yet they both complement the fabrics. I would use both together in some way. Either mustard to highlight and then rust to calm it down and set it off a bit. My vote is both!

Hi!The mustard will make the quilt happy, which would go with the fabric, but I think it will take over the quilt unless you add it in small amounts, ie: thin strips, small pieces, etcThe rust gives it a more calming, subdued look, but I hate fall, I associate all the fall colours with all the plants, trees, flowers, etc dieing.So maybe to help you decide, think about the look would you like...Take care, Leslie

I think the rust. The mustard in the quilt already pops all by itself, and you don't want overkill in the quilt. Some people will want just a little pop. Where others who want that yikes wowza, they will see the mustard yellow in the quilt and make the change themselves. I certainly prefer the rust with a little pop.